Yiddish Book Center and founder, Aaron Lansky, recognized by the Forward

Published on January 01, 2023.

Yiddish Book Center founder Aaron Lansky was named one of the Forward’s 125 American Jews who shaped our world for his lifelong work preserving Yiddish literature and culture for future generations.

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Also from the Forward, Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music and Dineh: An Autobiographical Novel by Ida Maze and translated by Yermiyahu Ahron Taub (published by White Goat Press, an imprint of the Center) have made their list of the hottest Jewish trends for 2023.

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